How to search a follow list

Suppose you have opened account B and want to find account A. To find out whether A follows B, open B’s Followers. To check whether B follows A, open B’s Following. If they follow each other, A can appear on both lists.

Start with the rows already on the screen

Display names can match across several accounts. If you know the exact @username, try that first. Typing filters the list already on your device. If the viewer says that 50 accounts have loaded, those are the 50 you are searching.

When another page is available, keep your search term and load it to extend the search. If the viewer offers a separate list search button, it can also send the query to the connected provider. The provider may return only part of the full list.

What zero matches tells you

Clear the search field to see whether the list itself is empty. Check the spelling against the original profile and try its current username. An account missing from a partial result does not establish when or whether someone unfollowed it.

Search a CSV on this device

When a lookup fails and the CSV option appears, select a file you are allowed to use. Its header needs a username or profile_url column. Include a name column to search display names too. Repeated usernames appear once.

The file stays in the current tab. Opening an account from a row starts a lookup for that username.